Hi everybody! I’m excited to bring to you news of an awesome update for WipEout HD. And perhaps the best news is you don’t have to wait long for it. Tomorrow, April 8, 2009, the V1.30 free update for WipEout HD will be available for download. The update will introduce a selection of new multiplayer features to the legendary anti-gravity racer. Check out the full details below.
Online Ranking
With over 50 ranks to progress through, there will be a new edge to online racing in WipEout HD. Your finishing position, speed class and the rank of your opponents will determine how many ranking points you are awarded as you strive to go from a Wipeout Trainee to a Wipeout Legend!
Podium Screen & Online Badges
- A new podium screen will now display the top three finishers after each online race or tournament.
- Regardless of whether you finish in the Top Three or not, every player has the chance of being awarded an ‘online badge’ in recognition of how they performed in the race.
- There are 33 badges in total, examples of which are displayed here.
Connect easily with your friends
Game invites have now been introduced to WipEout HD to make it easy for you to invite your friends to join your game or for them to invite you! In addition, you will also be informed of any friends with an active online game and have the ability to join that game instantly!
Watch races in progress
If a race has started before you have had chance to join it, Spectator mode will allow you to watch that race. Within spectator mode, you can choose from four camera angles and select which ship to watch.
After the race has been completed, you will be taken back to the lobby with the other players so you can compete with them in the next race.
Additional Options
Lastly, to provide more variety when setting up an online race, WipEout HD has added a few additional options:
- HUD Weapon Hints on/off.
- Opponents – Choose to create a Public, Friends-only or Invite-only game.
- Barrel Rolls on/off
- Pilot Assist Allowed on/off
- Number of laps (max 20)
We hope you enjoy these new features. And it you haven’t played WipEout HD in a while, now is a good time! We’ll see you online.
UPDATE: It has come to our attention that some players have encountered freezing during game loading. We have recognized this issue, have fixed it and apologize for any inconvenience. We hope you enjoy the new features that come with this update.
thank god for game invites! Nice update
nice
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Sounds Good. Thanks
Nice Update. I think this will make me buy this game.
Well done guys. we need more devs like you guys.
Great just what I need, another reason to play it more -_- darn it stop making games more fun…..lol no really keep up the good work =^-^=
Great game and free continued support is always welcome.
Cool, I completely forgot about this game. I appreciate the update, I’ll be playing this game again soon. :)
Looks like you fixed a few of my issues with the game, looks like I may start playing again once I’m done getting these Medal Based Trophies for KZ2 for my platinum.
Always love to see updates/additions to games and even better when they are free! :)
Keep it up! Maybe even some new levels in the future. :D
Barrel rolls on/off? I didn’t realize there were that many whiners. Personally I’d want barrel rolls to not cost as much shield energy, like in WipEout Pure or Pulse.
Toggling Pilot Assist is nice, though.
oh and plz let us fire Quakes backwards again kthxbye
****Cool Update! I had a Question about Wipeout Pure, i just downloaded it to my psp from the PS store. I see there is a bunch of Map Packs and other cool stuff. But I’m having bad luck getting these cool maps for Pure. I tried to do it from the in game option,and also from the PC, with no luck. Are the map pack gone or what. Thanks for your time. ********
When can we expect some DLC?
Also, please add Home launching soonish.
Awesome! I must admit, I don’t play near as much as I used to, but I’ll definitely check it out tomorrow!
great game, great update. looks like I’ll be playing this again soon. And a 5.00 rating on the blog? thats a first for me
Great update. I just wish more people played it online. It seems like only the super hardcore play it online and kick my butt…
do you guys offer the ability to customize which weapons can be picked up? You should make it so you can customize weapons when creating a game. That would be awesome, I would make a game that only had boost pickups
Daimion, admit it. You saw my post on Wipeout Zone! xD
This can’t be a mere coincidence, one day after I post this :D
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=119970&postcount=362
Congratulations on making me silent for a while now ;)
I’ll stick to playing your great game :)
That definitely happens to be a strange coincidence there, still it\’s good to hear that we\’ve been able to address some of the concerns that you had.. Happy Gaming ;o)